CINCINNATI — Before they left the visiting locker room at Paul Brown Stadium Sunday afternoon, the Ravens spoke through clenched teeth and spouted cliches about coming up one play short and moving on to Pittsburgh. Some players even muttered to nobody in particular.

Before they left the visiting locker room at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the Ravens spoke through clenched teeth and spouted cliches about coming up one play short and moving on to Pittsburgh. Some players even muttered to nobody in...

During the first three weeks of the season, the Cincinnati Bengals were one of the best teams in the NFL.
Now they are on a crash course.
Again.
You can count on a Bengals slide like you can death and taxes. The downfall usually comes at the end...

Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Green is officially listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium.
Green didn't practice all week and was declared doubtful on Friday's injury report, meaning he has about a...

Using a powerful bull rush, a crisp spin move and his speed off the edge, Ravens outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil is tied for second in the NFL with seven sacks.
Dumervil is tied with the Buffalo Bills’ Marcell Dareus, the Minnesota Vikings&...

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It's not yet late December or early January. There's no playoff berth on the line, as there was when the Ravens last visited Paul Brown Stadium 10 months ago. There's no division title and first-round postseason bye to secure, like there was when the Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals met in the "Queen City" in the final week of the 2011 regular season.
And if you are to believe the words of Ravens players this past week, avenging a rare home loss to the Bengals seven weeks ago is the farthest thing from...

PASSING GAME
RAVENS: When protected, Joe Flacco has been at the top of his game. In the Ravens' five wins, Flacco has thrown 13 touchdown passes, three interceptions and has been sacked just once. In their two losses, he's thrown one touchdown, two interceptions and has been sacked seven times. Flacco has struggled historically against the Bengals with 13 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in 13 games. Since tight end Dennis Pitta went down, Owen Daniels has 17 catches for 205 yards and a touchdown....

A year ago, Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins was the scourge of the AFC North as a practically unblockable interior force.
Atkins had been rewarded with a five-year, $55 million contract extension before last season, a testament to how disruptive and reliable the former Georgia star had become.
Then Atkins' right knee buckled against the Miami Dolphins last October as he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. The injury ended Atkins' season and created doubts about whether he'd ever...

As the Ravens (5-2) square off with the Cincinnati Bengals (3-2-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium, here’s Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson’s checklist of things to keep an eye on:
1. Ravens running game
Since the Ravens’ frustrating season-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium, they’ve dramatically altered their approach to incorporate a more physical offensive strategy. During the 23-16 loss to the Bengals, the Ravens were admittedly off-...

The Ravens scratched backup running back Bernard Pierce for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after he struggled to gain many yards in the last few games.
Pierce has rushed for only 53 yards on 23 carries over the last two games, averaging 2.3 yards per carry. He scored touchdowns in each of those games in short-yardage situations.
The Ravens will continue to start veteran Justin Forsett at running back, with rookie Lorenzo Taliaferro backing him up.
The Ravens also have shuffled their...

Baltimore Sun reporters, columnists and editors share their immediate reaction to the Ravens' game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8 at Paul Brown Stadium.
Jeff Zrebiec, reporter: All the attention in the days ahead is going to be on the offensive pass interference call that took away what could have been a game-winning touchdown catch by Steve Smith. But it shouldn't be. The Ravens had the lead, all the momentum in the game and had a struggling Andy Dalton on his own 20-yard line facing a third-...

Rookie tight end Crockett Gillmore delivered a solid performance in his starting debut Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals with veteran tight end Owen Daniels sidelined after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.
In a 27-24 loss at Paul Brown Stadium, Gillmore played a career-high 51 snaps on offense and an additional 10 snaps on special teams. He caught two passes for 23 yards on a pair of targets.
If Daniels is out for a number of weeks, Gillmore appears capable of filling in for him....